{"id":16612,"date":"2025-07-15T13:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16612"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:34:37","slug":"teens-tearful-posts-hide-dark-truth-behind-parents-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16612","title":{"rendered":"Teen\u2019s tearful posts hide dark truth behind parents\u2019 deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>After her parents were found shot to death in the family home, a Georgia teen shared a teary-eyed tribute online \u2013 one that failed to convince police, who recently charged the 17-year-old \u201cmonster\u201d in the brutal murders of her mother and stepfather.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On February 20, Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, called police to report that her 5-year-old sister had stumbled upon the bodies of their bloody\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/parents\/\">parents<\/a>, who were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/death\/\">dead<\/a>\u00a0inside the family\u2019s home near Carrollton, Georgia, about 55 miles west of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>When deputies from the Carroll County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrived at the scene on Tyus Road, they discovered Kristin Brock, 41, and her husband James Brock, 45, lying in bed and \u201cdeceased from apparent gunshot wounds,\u201d the sheriff said, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/georgia-teen-charged-killing-mother-stepfather-earlier-year-rcna218081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-emotional-tiktok-post\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emotional TikTok post<\/h2>\n<p>Just over a week after the tragic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/murder\/\">shooting<\/a>, a heartfelt tribute appeared on TikTok \u2013 a daughter\u2019s public display of grief that, at the time, seemed like a touching farewell to her lost parents.<\/p>\n<p>The video \u2013 with a caption that read: \u201cI miss you guys, save a seat for me in heaven\u201d \u2013 featured a montage of photos of Kristin and James, set to emotional music \u2013 with haunting text overlaid, allegedly written by Patrick.<\/p>\n<p>It said: \u201cThey don\u2019t know it, but a year from now me and my 5-year-old sister would find them wrongfully shot dead in our home \u2013 and they won\u2019t get to watch me graduate high school, see me walk down the aisle, or even say goodbye,\u201d the emotional text said. The account, that has since been deleted, was confirmed by the sheriff\u2019s office to belong to Patrick, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/georgia-teen-who-raised-awareness-about-mother-stepfathers-deaths-tiktok-now-charged-murder?intcmp=tw_fnc&amp;taid=687199cf3b0c050001e10cd6&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-teary-eyed-tribute\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teary-eyed tribute<\/h2>\n<p>Shortly after, Patrick gave a tearful eulogy at her parent\u2019s funeral, claiming she was \u201clost\u201d without them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those of you who do not know me, my name is Sarah, and I am Kristin Brock\u2019s daughter and James Brock\u2019s stepdaughter,\u201d Patrick started, appearing to get choked up.<\/p>\n<p>The teary-eyed teen \u2013 who was wearing a pale blue dress \u2013 continued, \u201cI just wanted to say goodbye to my mom and James since we never got the chance to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to remember them for who they were and not what happened to them and be happy for the time we got to spend together and not sad about the time that we don\u2019t,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02jKmKtEnMwfrxHLeuSygvREJukGhDmpYjGVPaHZ3kEK8A3jeEhBn7LBVUH4yHyKBGl%26id%3D100086407204478&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"443\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI may always and will always be her sunshine, but she will always be my star from up above,\u201d Patrick added of her mother, in the clip shared by relative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/krysten.buckner\/videos\/1301725958235177\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Krysten Dowda<\/a>. \u201cAnd I know at nighttime I can go and look at Mama and Jamie in the sky, and gladly they will save me a seat in heaven like they saved for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before ending her speech and stepping down from the podium, the teen said: \u201cI\u2019m sorry \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-apology\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apology<\/h2>\n<p>But her performance at the funeral wasn\u2019t convincing enough to free Patrick from suspicion.<\/p>\n<p>Singling out her apology, Carroll County Sheriff\u2019s spokesperson Ashley Hulsey told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/crime\/georgia-teen-murder-charges-mom-stepdad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NewsNation<\/a>: \u201cI can\u2019t tell you if she had real tears\u2026But it seemed odd. It was more like a speech, and at the end she said, \u2018I\u2019m sorry.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas that, \u2018I\u2019m sorry because I may have done this,\u2019 or is it, \u2018I\u2019m sorry because I was upset during this eulogy\u2019? We may never know,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-this-is-what-a-monster-looks-like\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018This is what a monster looks like\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Dowda, who called the high schooler a \u201cmonster\u201d and accused her of \u201cfake crying,\u201d suggested she had the answers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe feeling of being at a funeral to say goodbye to someone you loved, and thinking to yourself \u2018am I actually witnessing the person that murdered them, standing up here in front of everyone and fake crying about them? Does anyone else see this person doing a crying voice but never shed a single tear?\u2019\u201d the woman wrote in the Facebook post that shared the clip of Patrick\u2019s eulogy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHIS is what a monster looks like. Monsters DO come in the form of sweet looking girls in dresses sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02NuGiYsHf1PmexuRocktHULv6ek71TfdQ2vXeiYWMJZiUo2ChnjDJWnZGGRsJMaMhl%26id%3D61554668991961&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"562\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cAnd luckily in this case, the monster gets to trade her dress for a jumpsuit and handcuffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-double-murder-charges\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Double murder charges<\/h2>\n<p>In early July, Patrick turned herself in at the Carroll County jail this week, and the teen \u2013 who will be tried as an adult \u2013 has been charged with two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know what goes through the mind of a child who wants to harm their parents,\u201d Hulsey said at a livestreamed press conference July 8. \u201cShe\u2019s 17. She\u2019s kind of been out on her own. She\u2019s lived with different family members and moved all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team has sifted through mountains of physical and digital evidence and collaborated with the FBI and GBI crime lab,\u201d Hulsey added, hinting that Patrick\u2019s carefully curated online persona may have been a calculated performance rather than genuine heartbreak.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-saddest-victim\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Saddest victim\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cA big takeaway from this story \u2013 a mother and stepfather will never be able to raise their children and the little girl that was in the home,\u201d Husley said, adding that the \u201csaddest victim\u201d is Patrick\u2019s baby sister, who found her parents dead in the bed.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement has not yet revealed a motive, but officials say digital evidence played a key role in the case, particularly Patrick\u2019s online activity following the murders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think would drive a child to harm her parents? 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